The place is in a good location, close to the river and close to public transport to everywhere in Bangkok. If you like to walk it's possible to walk to Chinatown, the train station, Lumpini park and other places although it will take some time. The neighborhood was friendly and the street had some food stalls and shops just outside the door. Make sure to bring some earplugs though, because there is a big road running just outside the window that combined with the aircon makes quite some noise. Sutatts wife welcomed us with very helpful advice regarding sites to see, where to eat and how to use the public transport the locals use (ie to pay about 1/10 of the price compared to other tourist transportation that we were offered in town - thanks for that!). Communication was great both before and during our stay.